The Greater Metropolitan Home Furnishings Association (GMFA) announced that John Koziel, Manager of Flemington Department Store has been chosen to receive the Greater Metropolitan Furnishings Association’s Retailer of The Year Award.
Retailers, manufacturers, representatives and industry suppliers will gather for this annual event, a festive kick-off to the holiday season on November 18th at The Palisadium, Cliffside Park, NJ, just minutes from the George Washington Bridge.
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Tempur Sealy International, Inc. recently announced an additional commitment of $1.5 million in bed donations and contributions to support recovery efforts in Florida and Texas, in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The latest commitment brings the companys total planned hurricane-related contributions to approximately $2.5 million.
Tempur Sealy has committed a total of approximately $2.5 million in bed donations and contributions to assist victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, in pa...

By Pam Danziger
Fewer than one-third of U.S. consumers are influenced by social media when making a purchase decision. That was an eye-opening statistic from a new consumer survey conduct among 1,512 U.S. online consumers by Splashlight, a visual content creation company.
That pretty much aligned with findings from a 2016 study by Lithium Technologies, a digital engagement platform. In their survey, conducted by Harris Polls, among 2,000 U.S. consumers, they found that all consume...

Furniture First, in partnership with Serta Mattress Company, recently announced that they have donated a tractor-trailer load of mattresses to the citizens of Beaumont, Texas and the surrounding Southeast Texas communities. The donation is being managed and facilitated by Howell Furniture, a member of the buying group located in the area devastated by flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Howell Furniture has chosen to distribute the mattresses through their local chapters of United Way...

STORIS recently released the agenda for their “Unified for Success” client conference being held from November 1-3, 2017 in Florham Park, NJ. STORIS is thrilled to have two industry experts who specialize in Unified Commerce and Digital Strategy as keynote speakers. Ryan Craver, Senior Vice President of Emerging Brands, Licenses and Digital Strategy for Lamour Group and Marty Whitmore, Vice President of Boston Retail Partners. In addition to the keynotes, STORIS’ Client Confere...